Lia D. Kamhi-Stein (Ph.D., USC)
Professor
Office: King Hall C2056
Phone: (323) 343-5506
E-mail: lkamhis@calstatela.edu
Dr. Kamhi-Stein teaches the practicum in English as a Second Language course, and courses
in methods, curriculum and materials design, and computers in the language classroom in the
TESOL MA Program. Dr. Kamhi-Stein is originally from Argentina, where she was an English as
a foreign language (EFL) learner, an EFL teacher, a language program administrator, and a
teacher educator.
She has published in TESOL Quarterly, TEXT, TESOL Journal, The Journal of Adult and
Adolescent Literacy, College ESL, Lectura y Vida, as well as other peer-edited journals,
and edited books. She is the editor of Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives
on Nonnative English-speaking Professionals (University of Michigan Press) and the
co-editor (with Marguerite Ann Snow) of a forthcoming book titled Designing a New Course
for Adults (TESOL).
Dr. Kamhi-Stein's research interests include issues related to academic literacy, nonnative
English-speaking professionals, and the integration of technology in the classroom.
She is a frequent presenter at the annual conferences of the American Association for
Applied Linguistics, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the
California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL).
She served as Team Leader (Faculty Advisor) for the Graduate Student Forum, TESOL 2004,
TESOL 2003. In 2001-2002, she served as Chair of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL
(NNEST) Caucus. From 1996 to 1998, she served as a Task Force Member of the NNEST Caucus
(founded in 1998). In 1999, she also founded California TESOL's Nonnative Language
Educators' Issues Interest Section. In 2002-2003, Dr. Kamhi-Stein served as President of
CATESOL and in 2000-2001, she served as CATESOL's Secretary. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award for 2003-2004.